Mini UK Rail Departure Board Setup

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Build your own Mini Departures Board displaying realtime data from National Rail. This video demonstrates the entire setup process from initially connecting the board to your WiFi through to displaying a full departures board for a selected location.

Full details, source code, firmware downloads and 3D print STL files for the case are all available, free-of-charge at https://github.com/gadec-uk/departures-board

You will need your own National Rail API token (free) available from: https://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/OpenLDBWSRegistration

Optionally, you will need an OpenWeather Map API token (free) to display weather conditions at the selected station. Register for a free account and API key at: https://home.openweathermap.org/users/sign_up